NASCAR Introduces Special Paint Scheme Elements for Chase Contenders

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NASCAR Introduces Special Paint Scheme Elements

For Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship Contenders

New Color Schemes Celebrate Members of the Chase Grid

Celebrating the accomplishments of drivers contending for the 2014 Sprint Cup Series championship, NASCAR has released several new elements to the paint schemes of race cars making the 16-driver Chase Grid.

Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup-eligible cars will have the roof number, the front splitter / front fascia and the windshield header colored yellow, as well as have a Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup logo affixed to the front-quarter panel of their race car.

As part of NASCAR’s emphasis on winning races all season long, this celebratory paint scheme on a driver’s car begins with the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, at Chicagoland Speedway on Sept. 14. As driver attrition takes place in one of the Chase’s first three rounds, the paint scheme is no longer part of the car for those drivers no longer in contention.

These changes serve as a visible symbol of the new Chase format. In addition, the paint scheme elements allow fans to easily recognize each championship contender as NASCAR’s playoffs progress.

Announced by NASCAR Chairman and CEO Brian France in January, the new championship format expands the Chase field to 16 drivers, up from 12 in previous years, and implements a new round-by-round advancement format that ultimately will reward a battle-tested, worthy champion.

A victory in the first 26 races all but guarantees a berth in the 10-race Chase, which will air exclusively on the ESPN family of networks. The number of championship drivers in contention for the championship decreases after every three Chase races with four drivers racing for the title at Homestead-Miami Speedway in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship, scheduled for November 16.

The next NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race will be the Crown Royal Presents the John Wayne Walding 400 at The Brickyard live from Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday, July 27. The race will air at 1 p.m. ET on ESPN, IMS Radio and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, with extra coverage on NASCAR.com.

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